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Table 7 Association between patient characteristics and GP-reported quality score (n = 306)

From: Validation of patient- and GP-reported core sets of quality indicators for older adults with multimorbidity in primary care: results of the cross-sectional observational MULTIqual validation study

Characteristic

ß (95% CI)

p

Age (per 10 years)

0.12 (− 0.23/0.48)

0.500

Sex:

 - Women

Reference

 

 - Men

0.08 (− 0.44/0.60)

0.763

Living situation

 - Living together with others

Reference

 

 - Living alone

0.29 (− 0.23/0.81)

0.275

Educational level (pursuant to CASMIN):

 - Uncompleted, general elementary or basic vocational

Reference

 

 - Secondary school certificate or A-level equivalent

 − 0.08 (− 0.63/0.48)

0.785

 - Tertiary education

0.09 (− 0.64/0.82)

0.808

Migration background:

- Patient and both parents born in Germany

Reference

 

 - Patient born in Germany and at least one parent abroad

 − 0.58 (− 1.77/0.61)

0.339

- Patient born abroad

 − 1.04 (− 2.00/ − 0.08)

0.033

Number of chronic conditions

0.05 (− 0.02/0.11)

0.167

Self-rated health (visual analogue scale, per 10 points)

0.05 (− 0.10/0.19)

0.505

Health-related quality of life (pursuant to EQ-5D-5L, German value set)

 − 1.37 (− 2.39/ − 0.36)

0.008

Number of contacts with GP (last 3 months)

0.14 (0.04/0.23)

0.007

Enrolment in a disease management programme

0.52 (0.00/1.05)

0.050

Patient satisfaction: willingness to recommend the GP

 − 0.71 (− 1.54/0.12)

0.094

Willingness to use GP as coordinator of treatment (pursuant to F-HaBi)

0.13 (0.06/0.20)

 < 0.001

  1. ß, coefficient; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; p, probability value; CASMIN, Comparative Analysis of Social Mobility in Industrial Nations; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQoL five dimension five level scale; GP, general practitioner; F-HaBi, Fragebogen zur Intensität der Hausarztbindung (“Questionnaire on Intensity of the Commitment to the GP”)